Curriculum

The UMES M.S. in Criminology and Criminal Justice program provides two options for completion:

• Thesis option (30 credits): The thesis option requires the successful completion of 24 semester hours of course work and a minimum of 6 hours of credit on an original thesis. This research-oriented option of 30 credit hours is designed for students who anticipate pursuing their academic career to the Doctoral level.
• Non-Thesis option (33 credits): The non-thesis option requires the successful completion of 36 credit hours of course work.

The courses available in the program are (NOTE: Courses for different areas of concentration are designated as follows: CR = Criminology and Research, LEC = Law Enforcement and Courts, and CDP = Corrections and Delinquency Prevention):

Core Courses

• MCCJ 600 Proseminar in Criminology and Crim. Justice (3 credits)
• MCCJ 620 Theoretical Perspectives on Crime and Justice (3 credits)
• MCCJ 625 Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice (3 credits)
• MCCJ 631 Applied Statistics and Computer Application in Criminal Justice (3 credits) – CR; LEC; CDP
• MCCJ 640 Minorities, Crime, and Justice (3 credits)

Supportive Courses

• MCCJ 642 Women, Crime, and Justice (3 credits) – CR
• MCCJ 644 Organized Crime (3 credits) – CR; LEC
• MCCJ 646 Special Topics in Criminology and Criminal Justice (3 credits) – CR; LEC; CDP
• MCCJ 648 Criminal Justice Administration (3 credits) – CR, LEC; CDP
• MCCJ 650 Private and Industrial Security (3 credits) – CR; LEC; CDP
• MCCJ 652 (3) Survey of Correctional Field (3 credits) – CDP
• MCCJ 654 History of African American Criminological Thought (3 credits) – CR; LEC; CDP
• MCCJ 656 Law Enforcement (3 credits) – LEC; CDP
• MCCJ 658 Law and Courts (3 credits) – LEC; CDP
• MCCJ 659 Theories of Juvenile Delinquency (3 credits) – CR; LEC; CDP
• MCCJ 700 Public Policy in Criminal Justice System (3 credits) – CR; LEC; CDP
• MCCJ 710 Law and Social Control (3 credits) – LEC; CDP
• MCCJ 720 Seminar in Community Policing (3 credits) – LEC
• MCCJ 730 Seminar in Terrorism (3 credits) – CR; LEC; CDP
• MCCJ 734 Directed Individual Study (3 credits) CR; LEC; CDP
• MCCJ 740 Comparative Criminology and Criminal Justice (3 credits) – CR; LEC; CDP
• MCCJ 750 Seminar in Probation and Parole (3 credits) – CDP
• MCCJ 760 Qualitative Methods in Criminology (3 credits) – CR; LEC; CDP
• MCCJ 770 White Collar and Governmental Crimes (3 credits) – CR; LEC; CDP
• MCCJ 780 Seminar in Criminological Theory and Research (3 credits) – CR
• MCCJ 782 Advanced Seminar in Police and Society (3 credits) – CR; CDP
• MCCJ 786 Field Practice in Criminal Justice (3 credits) – CR; LEC; CDP

Non-Thesis Option

• MCCJ 790 Masters Comprehensive Examination (0 credits)
• MCCJ 796 Masters Seminar Paper (3 credits) – CR; LEC; CDP

Thesis Option

• MCCJ 798 Master’s Thesis (6 credits) – CR; LEC; CDP
• MCCJ 799 Master’s Thesis Defense (0 credits)